Recorded in Paris in 1969, this is one incredible piece of music that sees all four members playing everything from gongs and chimes to whistles and bells as well as their own more familiar instruments!
The World Ends is the latest title from Soundway Records showcasing a wave of guitar driven and psychedelic groups that sprung up in Nigeria during the...
Alongside Mulatu Astatke and Mahmoud Ahmed, Alemayehu Eshete is one of the key Ethiopian recording artists of the 1970s, producing cult classic recordings...
"Steve Reid played with Sun Ra, knew Coltrane, played at Motown. I mean this is a guy who at 19 was playing drums with Fela Kuti in Africa. He is a musical...
Brilliant compilation of rare Ethiopian music from the 1970s! Has Mulatu Astake left you hungry for more? Then this is the record for you!
Nine brilliant...
Excellent compilation on VP Records of killer Ska tunes produced by Vincent 'Randy' Chin at Federal Studios.
20 rare vocals and instrumentals, featuring...
This is the 20th anniversary expanded edition of one of Soul Jazz Records earliest definitive releases: ‘Nu Yorica : Culture Clash In New York City –...
The first two volumes of Beat Konducta, Movie Scenes, were a soundtrack to a movie that existed only in Madlib’s mind. It’s score ranged from Blaxploitation...
Lee 'Scratch' Perry's Black Ark Studio opened its doors in 1974. Situated in his backyard at 5 Washington Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica. Using only basic...
This album coincides with the massive new exhibition Soul of A Nation - Art in the Age of Black Power at Tate Modern, London.
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